Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 154 | 137 | 89 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 113 | 419 | 449 | 757 | 474 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:14AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.84m | 5:03AM1.96m | 5:25PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.19m | 10:47PM0.15m | 11:20AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 269 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 21 | 80 | 100 | 154 | 137 | 89 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 334 | 253 | 226 | 506 | 474 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 24 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 152 | 147 | 102 | 124 | 441 | 372 | 113 | 419 | 449 | 757 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 |
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